Johnson County is a county in Texas, United States, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area south of Fort Worth. It had a population of 179,927 at the 2020 census and covers 734 square miles (1,900 km2) — 725 square miles (1,880 km2) of land and 9.8 square miles (25 km2) of water — centred near 32\u00b022\u2032N 97\u00b022\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Cleburne is the county seat and its postal code is 76033. The county holds ten incorporated cities, one incorporated town, one census-designated place, and a scatter of unincorporated communities, plus portions of several cities whose main body sits in a neighboring county. Johnson County observes Central Time and does not use civil townships — local government runs through the county commissioners’ court and four precincts instead.<\/p>\n
Johnson County’s map mixes ten fully incorporated cities, the town of Cross Timber, the CDP of The Homesteads, several small unincorporated communities, and the Johnson County slice of five larger cities based mainly in neighboring counties. Populations and ZIPs below are given only where independently verified; unverified cells are marked —.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleburne<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 31,352<\/td>\n | 76033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burleson<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 47,905<\/td>\n | 76028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Joshua<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 7,181<\/td>\n | 76058<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alvarado<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 4,528<\/td>\n | 76009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Keene<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 6,477<\/td>\n | 76059<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grandview<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 1,847<\/td>\n | 76050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Godley<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 1,377<\/td>\n | 76044<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rio Vista<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 962<\/td>\n | 76093<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Briaroaks<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coyote Flats<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cross Timber<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| The Homesteads<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bono<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cresson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cuba<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Egan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Freeland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Happy Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Highland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Keeler<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lebanon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lillian<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lone Willow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Marystown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Parker<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sand Flat<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wooded Hills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Antioch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Venus<\/td>\n | City (partial)<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 76084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mansfield<\/td>\n | City (partial)<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crowley<\/td>\n | City (partial)<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Five cities straddle the county line: Burleson, Crowley, and Mansfield are based mainly in Tarrant County, Venus mainly in Ellis County, and Cresson mainly in Hood and Parker counties — each has only a portion of its area and population inside Johnson County. Coyote Flats and Briaroaks are small incorporated cities near Cleburne with no independently verified 2020 population figure.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller unincorporated communities such as Bono, Cresson, Cuba, Egan, Parker, and Sand Flat use the ZIP code of their nearest post office town rather than a code of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nJohnson County sits on the edge of the Fort Worth Prairie and the Eastern Cross Timbers, with the terrain rolling from flat blackland prairie in the east to wooded, broken country toward the Brazos River valley in the west. The Nolan River and several branches of Chambers Creek drain the county toward the Trinity and Brazos river systems, and Lake Pat Cleburne, on the west side of the seat, is the county’s main reservoir.<\/p>\n Johnson County borders Tarrant County<\/a> to the north, Ellis County<\/a> to the east, Hill County<\/a> to the south, Bosque and Somervell counties to the southwest, Hood County to the west, and Parker County to the northwest.<\/p>\n Johnson County had a population of 179,927 at the 2020 census, a density of roughly 248 people per square mile. Burleson and Cleburne are its two largest communities. The county’s median household income runs below the Texas median of $75,780, consistent with a county that mixes a fast-growing Fort Worth commuter fringe with older farm and ranch land toward its western half.<\/p>\n Cleburne’s economy centers on rail — BNSF Railway operates a major classification yard and locomotive shop there, one of the region’s larger employers — alongside healthcare, retail, and county government. Keene is home to Southwestern Adventist University. The northern cities of Burleson, Joshua, and Alvarado function largely as Fort Worth commuter suburbs, with new residential subdivisions and light industrial parks along the I-35W corridor. Cattle ranching and hay production continue across the county’s rural stretches.<\/p>\n Johnson County was organized in 1854 and named for Middleton Tate Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier, and politician. The county’s original boundaries were much larger; the western half was cut away in 1866 to form Hood County. The seat, first called Camp Henderson, was renamed Cleburne in honor of Confederate general Patrick Cleburne. The arrival of the railroad in the 1880s made Cleburne a rail-shop town, a role BNSF’s yard still carries on today.<\/p>\n Interstate 35W runs north-south through the county’s eastern side, linking Cleburne and Alvarado directly to Fort Worth. U.S. Routes 67, 287, and 377 and State Highways 81, 171, and 174 cross the county and connect its smaller towns.<\/p>\n Fort Worth Meacham International and Dallas Fort Worth International are the nearest commercial airports; Cleburne Regional Airport handles general aviation.<\/p>\n Where is Johnson County, Texas?<\/strong> What is the population of Johnson County?<\/strong> How big is Johnson County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Johnson County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Johnson County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Johnson County?<\/strong> |